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Even more so, having a physical body and being able to live normally was obviously far better than remaining in this ghost-like state. So no matter what, he was desperate to escape his current condition.
When Xiao Yan heard Xuan Kongzi mention that he possessed a resurrection secret technique, he immediately guessed the latter's true intention. After receiving that meaningful look from Xuan Kongzi, he understood even more clearly.
Then, under the expectant gaze of the Two-Star Dou Zun, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Senior, don't worry. Now that you've ended up like this, I also bear some responsibility. Naturally, I'll help you regain a physical body."
"Really?!That's great, that's truly great!"
Hearing Xiao Yan agree so readily, the Two-Star Dou Zun was instantly overjoyed.
"Heh, the fish has taken the bait."
Seeing the man's expression, Xiao Yan was inwardly delighted. Then, pretending to feel a bit regretful, he said, "However… there's a flaw in my secret technique. If Senior uses your original physical body, you'll only be able to recover to the peak of Dou Zong at most."
"What?!"
Hearing that, the Two-Star Dou Zun's face instantly changed drastically.
He froze on the spot as if struck by lightning. After all, he had spent over three hundred years of hard cultivation, surviving countless brushes with death, just to finally break through to the realm of a Two-Star Dou Zun.
If his strength fell back to Dou Zong, then to climb back up to Dou Zun, it would be impossible without at least a hundred years of effort. But with his current remaining lifespan, he would barely last two hundred years at best.
The closer a cultivator was to the end of their life, the harder it was to make breakthroughs. This meant that he might never make it back to his former level before the day he died. Seeing the despair on the man's face, Xiao Yan's lips curled slightly.
He understood. The more the man couldn't accept losing his strength the easier it would be to persuade him to join Xiao Yan in going to the Hall of Souls to rescue his teacher.
Xiao Yan inwardly sneered, but outwardly he furrowed his brows slightly and said, "If Senior wishes to return to your original strength, well… it's not like there's absolutely no chance."
At this, he deliberately paused.
Hearing that there was still hope, the Two-Star Dou Zun anxiously said, "Little Brother Xiao Yan, what way? Just tell me, I'm dying from worry here!"
Because he was too anxious, he completely failed to notice anything strange. But this couldn't really be blamed on him. Aside from ancient clans and special physiques, ordinary families had an incredibly low chance of producing someone capable of breaking through to Dou Zun.
Normally, out of a thousand geniuses with the potential to reach Dou Zun, only one might survive long enough and luckily break through. Geniuses with that kind of potential were one in a hundred million on the Dou Qi Continent.
Furthermore, Dou Zuns from ordinary factions almost always relied on years of accumulation and a few lucky opportunities before stepping into the realm. For ninety-nine percent of them, they were stuck forever at the low or mid-level of Dou Zun.
Thus, for these ordinary Dou Zuns, every single star after breaking through was unimaginably precious. Now that he heard his hard-earned Two-Star Dou Zun strength would drop back to peak Dou Zong, he naturally panicked.
After all, even if he spent all his wealth as a peak seventh-tier alchemist…it was still unlikely he could find the rare treasures or pills needed for a Dou Zong to break through to Dou Zun again.
Having personally experienced the difficulty once, he knew all too well how torturous it was. Back then, he had been stuck at the peak of Dou Zong for almost two hundred years before finally breaking through to Dou Zun.
Although he'd already experienced it once and would have an easier time the second time around it still wouldn't be possible to return to that realm without spending at least a hundred years.
So now that he heard Xiao Yan had a way for him to regain his original realm, he was naturally frantic with urgency. But because he was panicking, he couldn't calm down enough to think carefully, and naturally, he ended up being led around by the nose.
Seeing how impatient the other party looked, Xiao Yan couldn't help but grin inwardly, but on the surface, he simply shook his head helplessly and said, "Unless senior can find a body that reached the level of a high-level Dou Zun during its lifetime, plus the blood essence of a high-level Dou Zun magic beast, and at least a Five-Colored Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill or higher."
"As long as we have these materials, I can restore senior's strength to your original realm. With that enormous energy pushing you forward, senior may even break through to Six-Star, maybe even Seven-Star Dou Zun!"
As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes. He didn't believe the man could resist such a temptation.
"Seven-Star Dou Zun?!"
Hearing those four words, excitement flashed across the face of the Two-Star Dou Zun. A realm like that, if he were to cultivate step-by-step on his own, was something he wouldn't reach even in an entire lifetime.
At most, he might eventually crawl up to Three-Star Dou Zun. But now, as long as he found those things and asked Xiao Yan to use that resurrection secret technique, he could easily reach the realm he had once dreamed of.
Such an effortless offer was undeniably stirring the greed buried deep within his heart. That greed constantly gnawed at his rationality, driving him toward madness. But when he remembered the required materials, a heavy disappointment washed over his face.
Those materials… even when he was alive, he couldn't have gathered them, much less now in this pitiful state.
"Hehe, if after you're resurrected, you're willing to do something for this kid, we might be able to help you gather those materials."
At that moment, Xuan Kongzi, who had been quiet for a long while, lifted the corner of his mouth and chuckled softly.
Hearing him suddenly speak, the Two-Star Dou Zun immediately furrowed his brows. Although the temptation of a breakthrough made him want to agree on the spot and urge the Three Leaders to hurry up and find the materials to bring him back to life…
He also knew that if the Pill Tower's Three Leaders were offering such benefits, the task definitely wasn't simple. So he forced himself to stay calm and asked, "May I ask what you want me to do?"
"Help him go to a Hall of Souls branch and rescue someone."
Seeing him ask, Xuan Kongzi didn't hide anything and stated it plainly.
"What, go to the Hall of Souls?!"
The moment he heard the words Hall of Souls, the Two-Star Dou Zun shrieked.
He immediately shook his head and said, "I barely escaped with my life from the hands of a Hall of Souls Tian Zun, and you want me to go back? Isn't that walking straight into death? I can't do it."
After the battle in the Star Region last time, he had long been scared to death of the Hall of Souls. Now, hearing that he needed to go to the Hall of Souls again, how could he possibly dare?
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